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MPC 052 (July 2025 - January 2026) - ENGLISH

MENTAL DISORDERS (MPC-052)

Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Course Code: MPC-052

Assignment Code: MPC-052/ASST/TMA/July 2025-

January 2026

Marks: 100

Note: All questions are compulsory.

SECTION-A

Answer the following questions in about 1000 words each.

1. Describe the symptoms and characteristic features of a manic and a depressive episode.

Discuss the treatment of mood disorder.

2. Explain the objectives and types of psychological assessment.

3. Discuss behavioural disorders in children.

SECTION-B

Answer the following questions in about 400 words.

4. Discuss the clinical features and treatment of dissociative disorders.

5. Explain the types and causal factors of schizophrenia.

6. Describe the components of Mental Status Examination

7. Discuss the various elements of history taking and recording.

8. Explain Disability-Adjusted Life Year. Discuss the implication for Disability Studies on mental illness.

SECTION-C

Answer the following questions in about 50 words.

9. Somatoform Disorders

10. Diagnosis of Sleep Disorder

11 Case Formulation and Diagnosis

12. Ethical aspects of psychological testing

13. CT and MRI brain in persons with mental illness

14. Prevalence rates and commonly used prevalence rates

15. Burden of Disease Framework

16. Substance use disorders

17. Progression of illness

18. Psychoeducation in Schizophrenia

MPC 052 (July 2026 - January 2027) - ENGLISH

MENTAL DISORDERS (MPC-052)
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)
Course Code: MPC-052
Assignment Code: MPC-052/ASST/TMA/July 2026- January 2027
Marks: 100
NOTE: All questions are compulsory.
The answers are to be written in own words. Do not copy from the
course material or any other source.
SECTION-A
Answer the following questions in about 1000 words each.
1. Discuss the classification of mental disorders. Explain the importance of diagnostic systems in
clinical practice.
2. Discuss the burden of mental illness. Explain its impact on individuals, families and society.
3. Describe the normal thought process and its characteristics. Discuss the various disorders of thought
with suitable examples.
SECTION-B
Answer the following questions in about 400 words. 
4. Discuss the conative (behavioural) disturbances observed in psychiatric disorders.
5. Describe the challenges involved in interviewing difficult patients and the methods used to manage
them.
6. Discuss the major risk factors associated with psychiatric disorders in India.
7. Discuss the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorders.
8. Discuss bipolar affective disorder and persistent mood disorders.
SECTION-C
Answer the following questions in about 50 words. 
9. Bulimia Nervosa
10. Bias in epidemiological studies
11. Types of disturbances in mood and affect
12. Persistent delusional disorder
13. Anxiety disorders
14. Role of rating scales in psychiatric assessment
15. Uses of projective tests in personality assessment
16. Problems in administration of psychological tests
17. Hallucination
18. Causes of Psycho-sexual disorde

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